Handle construction



J. LE PEE Fil ed Jan. 1925 Oct16, 1928.

Patented Oct. 16, 1928..

"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN .G. LE. PERE, OIE DECATR; ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 1130 LT. .MNJFACTURNG COR- PORATION, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS; A CORPORATION OF I=LLINOIS.

HANDLE consmnvcmroiv.

Application fi1ed January 6 1925- S eria1 No. 823.

This invention relates to improvements in handle constructions and is particularly directed to a method ofsecuring Wooden, com position, or similar handles to household articies or utensils such as 'fly swatters, corn poppers, carpet beaters, and the like, and the principal object of the invention is a new and improved construction whereby a gripping member is perinanently and securely and readily attached to a handle member itself composed of Wire or rod.

An0ther object of this construction is the provision of such an arrangement whereby a wire handle member composed of two strands of Wire or rod are securely and permanently inserted and locked within a gripping membcr.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear this invention Consists in the con struction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaiter described and then sought lit) to be defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings- Figure 1 represents a perspective view' of a fly swatter having a handle constructio coming within my invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the gripping member of this handle construction and showing the end parts of the handle itself in position within the gripping member.

Referring now to the drawing, the nuine1 al 1 designates a fiy swatter Which has a metallic handle member 2, this handle member being formed of two straight parallel strands of Wir or rod extended parallel to each other and having secured on the end thereof a gripping member 3. This gripping mem- *ber may be of wood, composition or other suitable material, though W0Od ].S the preferred material and is provided with the elongated socket or recess 4, adapted to receive the ends of the handle member 2.

The ends of the handle member 2 are cut at uneven lengths (sec Figure 2 of the drawing), the longer one 5 being bent or curved and extending some distance beyond the end of the shorterone 6.

The straight parallel'strands or parts are in contact throughout the entire length of* the shorter part and they provide a solid metallic shank throughout the entire length of the said shorter part. The diameter of the soeket or recess is less than the combined diameters of the two thicknsses or strands of wire or rod so that When the handle is forced into the gripping member, the curved portion et the longer member acts as a wedge and forces the material of' the gripping member' slightly back by compression. In other words, it jams its way into the socket or re- Cess Which results in Wedging the wires tightly within the socket or recess. This wedging action binds the two parts of the handle firmly within the socket or recess, which results in a very secure attachment of the parts togetlier.

Vhile the curv'ed end of the longer member 5 of the handle member extends beyond the end of the shorter member 6, it does not cxtend far enough to touch the opposite side of the recess or socket in the gripping mem-- ber and it is this construction and operation of the curved end Which is very material in this construction and invention. If the wires were cut ofi even the sharp edges would cut their way in in assembling and the gripping member would,'thefore, be loose on the handle, whereas having the curvecl longer end shown it acts, as above stated, as a wedge slightly compressingfland forcing the material of the grippin'g member back and this material, being somewhat resilient, exercises pressure so as to securely hold the gripping member on the handle.

What I clam is l. Incombination, a handle member and a gripping member, the handle member being composed of two Straight parallel parts of Wire arranged in contact -throughout the entire length of one of the parts to provide a solid shank within the gripping member, one part being longer than the other and extended at an angle across the end of the shorter part to present an inclined entering surface form ing a wedge, said gripping member being formed with a socket less in diameter thanthe combined diameters of' the two wire parts, said two parts being f0rced into and wedged within said socket, the extended end of the longer part terminating short of the opposite side of the shorter part and arranged out of contact with the wall engaged by the said shorter part so as not to interfere with the insertion of the handle member within the gripping member.

v 2; In combination, a handle member and a gripping member,the handle member being composed on: two parts ofW1zr, cnepart b' ing longer tha n the othef, the end of the longer part belng bent or curved over the end of the shorter Part and terminating short of the opposite side of the shorter part, szud gr1pp2ng member bemg formed w1th a socket less 1n dmmeter than the combined diameters of the two wre handle parts, sad.

two parts being forced into sad s0cket, said curved end of the longer part comprss1ng the material of th grpping member upon In testmony chat I clainri the fregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of December, 1924.

' JOHN G. LE PERE. 

